EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BUSHING ON A WALKING BEAM OF A DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS CUTTING AWAY THE RUBBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUSHING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LODGED ROCK FROM BETWEEN TWO TANDEM TIRES HE SWUNG A HAMMER AT THE ROCK THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH THE EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHE S TO CLOSE HIS UPPER LIP HIS FRONT RT TOOTH WAS CHIPPED BY THE HAMMER HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CRUSHER WHEN HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE CRUSHER.
INJURED WORKS IN OUR GRAGE WHILE USING A SHEETROCK KNIFE HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.HE WAS CUTTING A PICE OF BELTING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A WATER PUMP WHEN A METAL FILING FLEW OFF THE IMPELLER AND INTO HIS EYE. HIS DOCTOR SAYS HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM HIS USUAL WORK DUTIES UNTIL JAN 2,1992.